Table of Contents

Special Topics

Caching And Offline Browsing

Pro-Version

When first connecting to an Kodi/XBMC server, the Kodi/XBMC Music Remote loads the audio library and all user playlists to memory. Once all data is loaded, it is saved to disk (flash memory) of the iPhone/iPad. From now on, the library is loaded from local disk when the app is started. This has the following advantages:

  • The library is available very quickly
  • The library is available offline - no connection to Kodi/XBMC is required
  • The search can look in artist, albums, and tracks all at the same time, and show the relationship between them
  • The search can look in playlist names and playlist tracks at the same time, and show the relationship between them
  • The search can look in all playlists at the same time
  • Genre filtering can be done together with searching

Some more notes on caching:

  • When you pull down a table with music items over the top, a message shows the current loading status
  • When you pull it further down, the data is reloaded from Kodi/XBMC
  • The cache can be cleared in from the settings panel
  • The search can only find all items if the audio library is completely loaded from Kodi/XBMC or from the cache

Party Restrictions

Pro-Version

The idea behind "Party restrictions" is that the party guests can use the Kodi/XBMC Music Remote to add the tracks they want to the end of the play queue, but they are not allowed to mess with the tracks that are already in the play queue. The party mode can be enabled and disabled in the settings panel.